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House Committee Files Bill Promoting Offshore Wind and Hydropowerhttp://wbsm.com/house-committee-files-bill-promoting-offshore-wind-and-hydropower/
http://wbsm.com/house-committee-files-bill-promoting-offshore-wind-and-hydropower/#commentsMon, 23 May 2016 20:24:45 +0000http://wbsm.com/?p=258063Continue reading…]]>The Massachusetts House Energy Committee is sending a bill to the full House that would jumpstart the renewable energies industries in the state. The bill calls for utilities to solicit longterm contracts of 15-20 years with providers of hydropower and offshore wind, allocating 1,200 megawatts of energy production to each resource...

]]>http://wbsm.com/how-dead-is-cape-wind/feed/0Getty Images EuropeClean Energy Center Cuts Ties With Cape Windhttp://wbsm.com/clean-energy-center-cuts-ties-with-cape-wind/
http://wbsm.com/clean-energy-center-cuts-ties-with-cape-wind/#commentsTue, 03 Mar 2015 02:32:12 +0000http://wbsm.com/?p=215590Continue reading…]]>Cape Wind and the Mass. Clean Energy Center have mutually agreed to end their lease that would have allowed Cape Wind to use the Marine Commerce Terminal in New Bedford as a staging area for its offshore wind project...

]]>http://wbsm.com/clean-energy-center-cuts-ties-with-cape-wind/feed/0Greg Desrosiers/TSMMayor: Offshore Wind Projects Will Come To New Bedfordhttp://wbsm.com/mayor-offshore-wind-projects-will-come-to-new-bedford/
http://wbsm.com/mayor-offshore-wind-projects-will-come-to-new-bedford/#commentsSat, 21 Feb 2015 02:23:30 +0000http://wbsm.com/?p=214150Continue reading…]]>City officials say they're disappointed that financial issues have stalled the Cape Wind project, and its plan to use New Bedford as a staging area for its offshore wind turbines. But Mayor Jon Mitchell feels New Bedford is still very much in the picture for other wind projects in the Atlantic...

]]>http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-name-will-remain-on-commerce-terminal/feed/0Mass. Clean Energy CenterNew Bedford To Be Cape Wind Staging Areahttp://wbsm.com/new-bedford-to-be-cape-wind-staging-area/
http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-to-be-cape-wind-staging-area/#commentsFri, 12 Sep 2014 16:13:14 +0000http://wbsm.com/?p=185376Continue reading…]]>The developers of a proposed wind farm off the coast of Cape Cod have signed a lease agreement with the state to use New Bedford for staging and construction of the 130 turbine project.

Gov. Deval Patrick joined Cape Wind officials in making the official announcement on Friday at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center's Wind Technology Testing Center in Boston...

]]>http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-to-be-cape-wind-staging-area/feed/0Cape Wind To Operate Marine Commerce Terminalhttp://wbsm.com/cape-wind-to-operate-marine-commerce-terminal/
http://wbsm.com/cape-wind-to-operate-marine-commerce-terminal/#commentsFri, 12 Sep 2014 04:53:25 +0000http://wbsm.com/?p=185263Continue reading…]]>Cape Wind will now have a home in New Bedford.

The town of Barnstable, the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound and local businesses and residents argue in their appeal that the judge was wrong to rule that the federal court had no jurisdiction in their suit, which challenged the company's contract to sell energy to NSTAR, a local utility provider...

]]>http://wbsm.com/cape-wind-seeks-lease-option-for-staging-in-rhode-island/feed/0Rendition from Cape WindMayor Mitchell Anticipates More Business After Offshore Wind Announcementhttp://wbsm.com/mayor-mitchell-anticipates-more-business-after-offshore-wind-announcement/
http://wbsm.com/mayor-mitchell-anticipates-more-business-after-offshore-wind-announcement/#commentsTue, 17 Jun 2014 23:49:31 +0000http://wbsm.com/?p=163645Continue reading…]]>Mayor Jon Mitchell is hoping the efforts the city has taken to break into the offshore wind industry pay off.

The state announced Tuesday four additional leases of over 700,000 acres in Nantucket Sound to be used for offshore wind...

]]>http://wbsm.com/danish-firm-invests-in-cape-wind-project/feed/0Getty ImagesCape Wind Signs Deal With Siemens Energy Inc.http://wbsm.com/cape-wind-signs-deal-with-siemens-energy-inc/
http://wbsm.com/cape-wind-signs-deal-with-siemens-energy-inc/#commentsMon, 23 Dec 2013 20:15:53 +0000http://wbsm.com/?p=121132Continue reading…]]> The developers of a project off the Massachusetts coast that aims to be the nation's first offshore wind farm have signed a contract with Siemens Energy Inc. to make, install and maintain the project's turbines...